Whether you’re a novice or seasoned traveller, France will steal your heart. Each month, Frederic – our French correspondent – gives us the low-down on what to see and do across the channel
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Feeling the need for speed, Wendy Johnson heads to the Yorkshire Dales in pursuit of the fastest creature on the planet
If the London 2012 Olympic Games have inspired you to get more active this year, then why not head to Jamaica – home of the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, to experience a range of leading sporting events taking place throughout 2013
From social trend to proper blend, sweeten your grasp of the sour in Lima and learn why Peru’s most famous drink is a cultural force
America’s first National Park, Yellowstone, will open as scheduled in early May after local communities in the state of Wyoming spearheaded efforts to overcome a US$1.8 million federal funding cut
Stuck for something to do this weekend? Why not check out INN London’s four day fair celebrating Turkish fashion, food, drink and cultural life
Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read the fourth part of her story, exclusively on CD-Traveller
With temperatures hitting a comparatively balmy 12 degrees Celsius (!) this week, it seems that spring is finally here. We look at how to get your culture fix al fresco style
President Barrack Obama has designated Maryland’s Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument a new National Monument, marking the 100th Anniversary of the icon’s passing on 10 March 1913
You might have seen in the papers this morning, or heard it on TV, that it is projected that transatlantic flights may get a little more turbulent. Except that the way it was reported was in such a way to nervous flyers of some of us.
The search for the ultimate ‘Maria’ and ‘Dorothy’ may be over – now the search for Yorkshire Diarist and adventurer ‘Jemima’ begins
Whether you’re a novice or seasoned traveller, France will steal your heart. Each month, Frederic – our French correspondent – gives us the low-down on what to see and do across the channel
So Samoa Air has started to charge passengers for a plane seat, according to how much they weigh
Irene travels to Campeche, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that flies underneath the radar, in the Southeast Gulf of Mexico
So Home Secretary, Theresa May, has pledged to improve the visa system in an attempt to attract more Chinese visitors – both for business travellers and tourists – to Britain
The ICC held back some tickets which went on sale yesterday. So if you move quickly you still have the opportunity of maybe seeing the old enemy playing us, the semi-finals or even the final at Edgbaston on June 23rd.
NYC & Company highlights destinations in the south Bronx as part of Neighborhood x Neighborhood campaign
Jane takes the budget option in Zakopone, Poland’s winter capital and enjoys her first skiing trip in three years
Nestled in the Aegean Sea, 37 miles outside Athens, Kea is an undiscovered island paradise blessed with all the unmistakeable charm, natural beauty and much loved characteristics for which many Greek islands are famed throughout the world
Al Fresco Holidays has extended the deadline of their Young Travel Writer competition so children now have until 15 April, to work on their entries and be in with the chance of winning a family holiday
Yesterday the Art Fund announced the ten museums that are in contention for this year’s £100,000 award. As has been the case in the past, the choice contains the small and the large
Jeff Redl, sales and marketing manager at Asia Destinations, on Vietnam, Italy and France’s future in the tourism industry
Whether you stayed put in Blighty (brrrrr!) or escaped to sunnier climes, I hope you had great Easter
Hot on the heels of the Holiday Extras survey comes the news that Air Samoa is charging passengers by their weight. Pricing air travel by passenger weight is a hoary old chestnut that is probably – and I say that because nothing is definite in a world where stupidity outweighs common sense – never going to happen here.
Forget the cold and check out the Conran Shop’s new holiday collection
Today, increases in APD came into force meaning we will pay more in tax to the government when we fly. But since the industry has known about it for some time you will have already been charged by airlines for any tickets you have bought to fly after today.
Kaye loves London, so why did she leave? Read her story here
National marketing campaign targets visitors to spend a cultural break in Birmingham
From the website:
“HMRC’s purpose is to make sure that the money is available to fund the UK’s public services. We also help families and individuals with targeted financial support”
Reims CathedralIn our countries there is a time of the year when museums stay open at night and visitors see places in a completely new light. But in France there is the opportunity to see museums, churches and other heritage sites thoughout the summer bathed in lights or just open to view.
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Like the airline industry, it seems that cruise companies have started developing new ways to relieve you of your money. It was always the case that an outside cabin cost more than an inside and the closer you were to the top of the ship the more expensive it became. But most people looked on cruising as an all-inclusive holiday. When you paid you had little more expense to consider other than how to tip and how much. And even that started to be priced in so you paid for it at the point of purchase. That is changing. Now there are add-ons. And most of them are little things but which add up to big money for companies.
As Beijing’s Olympic glow shows no sign of fading, CD Traveller spoke to Sarah Keenlyside –a long term resident in the Chinese capital – about one of the 21st century’s most exciting destinations
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